CAN I BEAT A POKÉMON EMERALD HARDCORE NUZLOCKE WITH ONLY BUG TYPES!? (Pokémon Challenge)
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Published 2022-01-16
Pokemon Emerald is one of my favorite games of all time... but can we beat its hardest challenge with the weakest type?! It's time to attempt a hardcore nuzlocke of Pokemon Emerald with only Bug types!
We've done some hard Pokemon challenges in the past, but usually they were a solo Pokemon challenge run. What if we still did a really difficult challenge... but with a full team using hardcore nuzlocke rules, and with only one type? Today we find out: can I beat a Pokemon Emerald Hardcore Nuzlocke with only bug types? No items and no overleveling!
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Monotype Hardcore Nuzlocke Ruleset:
(1) If a Pokémon faints, it must be permanently boxed or released.
(2) Only the first type-specific Pokémon encountered in each Route/Area can be caught.
(3) No Legendaries/Mythicals, duplicates, or same-evolution-line Pokémon can be caught or used. If a duplicate is encountered, the next unique type-specific Pokémon encounter can be caught.
(4) Additional Pokémon may be caught for the purpose of HM use, but these may not be used in battle at any time during the run.
(5) No Items can be used in battle (Held Items are allowed).
(6) Party Pokémon levels are limited to the highest level Pokémon of the next Gym Leader or Elite 4 Member. So long as your Pokémon are at or below the level cap when the Gym Leader/Elite 4 Member battle starts, they can level up mid-battle.
(7) "Set" Battle Mode must be used at all times.
(8) No connecting with other games for the purposes of trading/importing Pokémon, Items, etc.
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All Comments (20)
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I'd imagine the reason why the Aqua Grunt takes a step back is because he is cowering away from you more than anything else. Since this is the same grunt from before in PetalBurg Woods, it's pretty safe to say he'd rather not lose to bugs a second time.
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The thing with the letter to Steven actually holds up with the in game mechanics, you can't use pokenav while in a cave so thats why he couldn't rewch Steven
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Armaldo is actually one of my favourite bug type designs, but I was kinda disappointed to find that it is slow af. Still, pretty bulky, pretty strong attack, hope it will be useful.
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31:52 yeah, that's the main problem with Shedinja. There's a bunch of attacks that based on type alone shouldn't be able to damage it, but still do. Future Sight and Hail being the top annoyances in a Hoenn playthrough.
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This nuzlocke really showcased your ability to strategize battles. The bug type really relies on status conditions and strategy more than brute strength.
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Loved the “A Bug’s Life” nickname scheme, well done
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These nuzlockes are great for Sunday mornings, especially when I don’t want to get out of bed
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I’ve only been watching you for a short amount of time (since about October of 2021) but you got me through having a devastating COVID-19/pneumonia experience alongside losing my father the same month. I discovered nuzlockes through your channel while I was sick and these videos were the only thing that caught my interest during my illnesses. Every video is spectacular and I eagerly await each and every upload. Thank you for your dedication, Silph.
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10:41 Seismic toss is like Night shade, doing damage equal to the users level so it bypasses defense boosts I'm pretty sure
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Honestly, knowing how the coding for the GBA games were, the reason that Grunt steps back was probably as simple as choosing the wrong tile when placing the sprite for the first event (where he yells at you), having previously placed the NPC with the battle one pace back. Rather than deleting the NPC from the first event, they just slapped on him stepping back into his appropriate tile and called it a cowardly character moment.
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Man, I swear no one appreciates how tedious this must be! Thanks Silph!
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Honestly I like change of Mover's pokemon at the start of pkm Emerald - it makes perfect sense, they are Norman's mons
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I'd love to see a pokemon black hardcore nuzlocke with only ground types, because of the level caps, it would probably be the hardest nuzlocke because you can only use drilbur until castelia city, and even once you catch sandile, the next gym has both grass and bug attacks, so without and rock, ice, flying, fire or poison attacks, the gym would be painful
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I don’t see nearly enough appreciation for ninjask I swear. I love its design and its such an unique Pokémon with baton pass. It did a great deal of good this run too because of it!
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I' m so excited for all your content this year. Really looking forward to the true power series coming back :)
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Gotta love how surprisingly good bug can be, even in an older gen, I also wanted to mention I'd would be cool to see a pre-league team recap of stats and moves
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I did a bug run in Alpha Sapphire (not nuzlocke though, I’m crap at those just a run) and yeah Armaldo really becomes your best friend, it’s sooooo goood. It’s literally amazing , I’d never given it much thought before but yeah these videos inspired me to start doing monotype runs and Armaldo has shot up my ranking as one of my favourite bug types
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Till this day emerald holds a very special place in my heart so I’m really happy you choose this game for your challenge. Great run Silph!! It was really exciting and you did some great plays
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Welcome back! Btw, all mon on Tate & Liza team are weak to bug, except for Xatu.
